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Doctors Who are Friendly to Anti-Vaccine Parents

This blog was originally posted at www.BirthofaNewEarth.blogspot.com on Sept. 22, 2014. Since that entire blog was deleted in Feb. 2018, this particular entry is being reposted here because of its importance.

Here is a streamlined resource for ALL the Vax friendly doctors we have so far.

First, 1) PLEASE CONSULT THESE SIX ONLINE LISTS AT THE LINKS. MY BELOW LIST IS JUST A SUPPLEMENT TO ALREADY PUBLISHED INFO ON THE WEB. CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOUR LISTS FIRST, THEN CONSULT THE BELOW LISTS (there may be some overlap but not much) ALSO you can google search for VAX Friendly Doctor plus your city name.

and 2) If you don’t find a Dr. in your area that your insurance covers, etc. and are forced to choose somebody else, the general rule IME is that a regular family doctor MD, Chiropractors (and of course N.D. Naturopaths and Homeopaths) are all a better bet than a “Pediatrician”. Dr’s who see adults are used to their patients most of whom are without “proper” boosters, and they’re not all falling over dead from pertussis or whatever, KWIM? If your child has no special diagnosis, no special pediatric issues to be followed closely, then a general developmental checkup by any licenced practitioner is enough. Or you can avoid Dr’s entirely and learn yourself to check hips, chart height and weight, etc. No need for all these Dr. Visits – they are training sessions to get you used to vaccinating and running to the Dr. for colds, etc, that is all.

in addition, below, I have organized all ADDITIONAL poster comments from the previous sticky as additional info. I will continue to update this as new information is posted in the comments section.

disclaimer: I cannot say if all the info is current or accurate. All medical decisions are patients & parents’ to make in conjunction with their physicians. I found the mama comments useful so I kept them in. I did not include one or two docs who seemed unfriendly. OK here it is: Great Job, mamas!

ALABAMA
1) Bay Minette: Dr. Jessica Hagemeier at North Baldwin Pediatrics. She didn’t push the vaccinations on us once she knew we didn’t vaccinate. She was very loving and considerate of our views.

3) Madison: “unfortunately, midwives cannot legally practice in our state. Naturopaths are hard to find also. However I looked online, and looks like there is a Linda Jarvis, MD who is a Naturopathic Dr in Madison. Try her and see if she might work”
ARIZONA

We saw Dr. Kelly England in Mesa, AZ today with Banner Health because she was on the Dr. Sears list but she was horrible!

Her office staff was barely professional, 40 minute wait in the lobby, one hour before she actually showed herself. She was condescending, sarcastic, and had a controlling demeanor. When I questioned “why” she needed to do something my son was uncomfortable with she took it as a threat and said “it’s my job!” I insisted she not do it (out of respect for my son – it’s his body) so she said I needed to find another doctor. She made no attempt to provide us any information or be reassuring. She also implied (through pointed, sarcastic questions) that my other son was behind in speaking (simply because he didn’t want to speak to her because she was scary.)I immediately canceled my other kids’ appointments.

ARKANSAS
1) Dr. Eugene Lu Arkansas Pediatric Clinic 500 S. University Avenue. Suite 200 Little Rock, AR 72205 501-664-4117 Note: will accept patients on an alternative vax schedule only. You can choose to delay vaccines up until 6-9 mos but if you’re not going to start vaccinating by then you’ll need to find a new dr!

2) Los Angeles Dr. Edmond Sarraf
Open to all vaccine schedules, I decided not to vaccinate my oldest daughter and he has not pushed me to do so. Dr. Ed also treats with homeopathy which is great!
955 Carrillo Dr Ste 210
Los Angeles CA 90048
(310) 888-7778

3) Fresno: Dr. James Kratzer, Off Herndon Ave (you can see his office from HWY. 41) 559-438-4100 Supports any vaccination decisions

7) Dr Rommie Fakhoury in Rancho cucamonga, CA for those of you in the Inland empire of SOCAL! He’s really good. Finally found a doc who wont question me! Such a relief! he’s a family doc though, not a ped.

8) Simi valley Dr. Mark Bruckner

9 ) Torrance, CA: Dr. Emily Beth Curran is NOT supportive. She has demanded she be removed from this list.

10) Santee, CA: Dr. Donald Adema, Adema Family Medicine. We LOVE him.

11) Glendale, CA Dr Yoshi. GP/Alternative (takes all ages). 3527 Ocean View Blvd, Glendale, CA 91208 I’m not sure he even has vaccines avaialable. PPOs ONLY. Alternative GP, does vitamin IVs. If I still had PPO, this is who I’d use!!

1) Update: Although Dr. Mayer Eisenstein passed away unexpectedly in Feb. 2015, his daughter, Jen Eisenstein, is still offering medical care and The Eisenstein Clinics are still open for medical services. You can find these clinics at the following addresses:

A HUGE public thank you to his family for sharing him all these years. His dedication to the vaccine injured and unwavering support and knowledge of more natural routes to health have truly helped millions; he is a legend. I was heartbroken when I heard the news.

2) Dr. CHAD (updated!) Olson out of Naperville, IL 630-548-1100

3) Lockport, IL, Dr. Longi , Advanced Pediatrics

4) Aurora: Dr. Natalie Drummond out of the practice “Dreyer”

5) Oak Park, IL: Dr. Schauetter from the Green Medical Practice

6) Marshall, IL Dr Amy James-Cork Medical Center

INDIANA
1) Fort Wayne

SO FAR Dr Lynda Otto through Parkview hasn’t given us any trouble about not vaxing. She did make it known that she recommends vaccinating to the schedule, but when we refused, she dropped it and moved on.

2) Northern Indiana Dr. Holm’s office doesn’t care either way, I don’t think they offer vaccines there. I would see Jason Palmateer he’s a nurse practioner, he is amazing! That is in Plymouth, IN. In southern Indiana (bloomington) area I would assume most doctors don’t care either way. We see the Southern Peds. and its Dr. Newbie my son almost 2 has never been vaccinated and all we had to do was sign a paper, they don’t hassle us at all!

3) Dr. Pino-UAP- Terre Haute, IN

4) Dr.Bhuptani- Terre Haute, IN

5) Dr.Zimmerman- Terre Haute, IN

6) Dr. Moss- Brazil, IN

KANSAS
1) Kansas City metro area

Dr Suzanne Rowden
Does not take insurance, concierge only
http://www.holisticfamilydoctorkc.com/index.html

Board certified Family Physician with study in Homeopathy, Integrative and Functional Medicine (Prairie Village is the exact name where she is) .http://www.shawneemission.org/component/option,com_physiciandirectory/Itemid,249/func,viewphysician/physid,729/ and google for more affiliations. Family practitioner with holistic bent and ok with non/selective vaxing. Dr Douglas Brooks
Also does not take insurance concierge only
brooksfamilycare.com/

Dr John Greenwood
He never mentioned vaccines to me but does vaccinate at his office if parents wish
http://www.olathehealth.org/physiciandirectory/21320#.UsmGIqa9LCQ

Dr Lance Slaymaker
Is provax, but one of the only Peds in the area to accept non-vax families and believes it’s a parents’ right to choose.
http://www.village-pediatrics.com/aboutus/providers.asp?tContactId=101404

I have personally used all 4 above. Slaymaker is pretty mainstream. Greenwood is great and has a little alternative knowledge.

I love Dr Brooks and Dr Rowden.

Babycenter user JHawkev (contributor) also knows of of several other Docs in the city for Ks/Mo KC metro

2) WICHITA area:
Dr. Scott Rees Wichita Clinic – Northeast. 9211 E. 21st St. N. Wichita, KS 67208 (316) 609-4531 Dr. Rees is a family doctor, not a ped. He will split up vaccines, delay or not do them at all. He does give his opinion on vaccines (he is pro-vaccine) but completely respects our decision to not use them. I have also never had to sign anything at his office saying I choose to not vaccinate my children.

FLORIDA
Cape Coral (near Ft. Myers, Port Charlotte Punta Gorda), Dr. Ananthalakshmi Krishnan. 126 Del Prado Boulevard N #101, Cape Coral, FL 33909-2713 phone:
(239) 772-3295. “I really liked the fact that she would talk to you about vaccines but not push them on you. What she would have you do is sign a waiver stating that you were refusing the vaccine(s) and leave it at that.”

Daytona Beach, FL: Dr. Andrea Thorpe has seen our older 2 and she has always been very nice and seems to understand our concerns regarding vaccs. She has NEVER tried pushing the issue, and has never judged us for it!!

Miami, FL 1) Dr. Michael Geraldi
11248 Sw 137 Ave, Miami, 305-382-0020
He is an amazing pediatrician, and very crunchy. He does not push vax at all, asks if you’re doing them or not.
He’s also adopted 22 autistic and challenged children and fosters 22 more. Beautiful person.

2) Dr. Madell “Try him, he is a great doctor. We vaccinate, but I have seen both sides of the story and understand families that choose not to vax their kids.”

New Smyrna Beach (close to Daytona) , New Smyrna Beach Family Practice and the Dr. that sees children is Dr. Samano. Her whole family is seen there

UPDATE: NOT Family Health Center East 7975 Lake Underhill Road #200 407-303-6830 UPDATE: Dr. Lyn Johnson D.O. has left practice around May 2012, and that healthcare facility now says at least that they “require” vaccination

Pensacola, Pace, Ft. Walton Beach, Milton areas.
Dr. Marie John MD

Dr. Marie John, MD, Watson Alternative Health Care, 5536 Stewart Street, Milton, (850) 623-3836. Pediatrician, offering expertise to women and children. Supporting women that want alternatives to traditional childbirth practices, immunizations, nutrition and allergies. Board certified pediatrician trained in autism biomedical treatment. She served 14 years in the Navy and served as the head of a Pediatric Department in Pensacola.

MARYLAND
Howard County (Clarksville, MD) Dr. Paul Ambush pro vax, but will respect your decision if you chose not to give any vaccines.

MASSACHUSETTS
1) Quincy, MA: Dr. Vonnegut. http://www.gotomvpeds.com/

2) Boston Area, Brookline: Dr. Janet LEVATIN (sometimes misspelled as Levitan, she testified at Congress that she saw several babies die in her early practice after being vaccinated, this was included in Gary Null’s film “Silent Epidemic: the untold story of vaccines” ). She is an MD and Licensed Homeopath.

4) Dr. Dave Schindler 26179 Novi Rd Novi, MI 48375 (248) 912-1919 He does vaccinate but he does not force it, and something like 80% of his office either doesnt vaccinate or delayed/selective vaccinate. He also is very into hypnosis. He also has a cell phone number he provides that goes directly to him for afterhours. He also has two email address that he provides you so you can email him with any questions.

5) Port Huron/Marysville area: Dr. John D. Colombo, MD, Physican’s Healthcare Network, Marysville. He’s a family Dr. and totally respectful and understanding about our decision not to vaccinate. Hasn’t asked us if we want to vaccinate since the 1st visit 3 1/2 years ago! We absolutely love him! He’s also an intact friendly doc:)

6) Lapeer: Dr. Paul Lepor – Total Family Health – Lapeer Mi

MISSOURI
St. Louis: We use Dr. Amy Grawey at Integrated Family Health located at Progress West Healthcare Center. She is pro vax but ok with our decision. We have a few like minded friends who go to her as well. As a bonus, she is super passionate about breastfeeding, a tongue tie specialist, is also a lactation consultant (IBCLC) and was a sponsor of the BOLD birth plays locally. (also, see her videos at Youtube). http://www.facebook.com/integratedfamilyhealth

2) Auletta Maria MD 23 South Main Street # 25 Manville, NJ 08835-1801 (908 – 243-0088 I live in cetnral NJ and this is my family doctor-almost 90% of her patients are family with vaccine free children.

3) Pediatric Associates in Neptune NJ.

4) Dr. Fisch in Oradell NJ

5) South NJ area: Haddon Pediatric Group (Dr. Schlitt- not sure which one, there are three). Accept Non vaccinated babies and children without problem. Offices in Mullica Hill and Haddon Heights. http://www.advocaredoctors.com

6) There is a really good doctor in Hillsborough NJ that accepts unvaccinated kids and respects being vaccine free her name is Dr Li Jiang and the clinic is Hills Pediatrics 908 725 0875 i bring my two kids there

7) Oradell -Dr rosen of the whope child center

removed: DR CHI

NEW MEXICO
Dr. Aaron B. Kaufman, DO Southwest Integrative Health Center 5310 Homestead Rd NE # 4 Albuquerque, NM 87110 (505) 872-0751 This is our son’s doctor. He is a family doctor. He does see babies. He is not just vax-friendly, he is actually anti-vax himself. You can’t get vaccines at his practice at all. At our first appointment, he asked us if we knew that they don’t vax there and we responded “That’s why we’re here.” He said “Good” and made a note in our file. He’s also just a great doc for our lifestyle – very naturally inclined, “prescribes” homeopathics, etc.

2) Rochester, NY: 12 corners pediatrics. They recommend vaxing but do NOT push. And they are supportive no vax, delayed, single, etc. Located on Elmwood Avenue and generally accept patients within a 25 mile radius.

3) SYRACUSE “We see Robert Steves and Karen Beckman at CNY Family Care. They recommend vaccinating, but they didn’t pressure me when I said no.”

4) Manlius: Dr. Anderson and Dr. Jackson in Manlius

5) Cayuga Family Medicine in Ithaca.

6) Dr Dibble in F’ville is okay with selective and some no vax from what I have heard.

6) TULSA: Dr. Payne at OU Pediatrics in Oklahoma City has been very nice and hasn’t objected in any way to our kids not being vacced. However, Just Kids Pediatrics flat out refused to see us -extremely rude and called me specially beforehand to see if he was vacced (we had a homebirth). When they found out he was not, they basically degraded me for not vaccing. This caused problems for me because I had to wait before I could change his PCP and the new appointment (At OU) was for day 8.

3) unsure what area. Dr. Krenie Stowe – moved to Oregon, previously in TX on the vax friendly lists.

4) Dr. Paul Thomas in Portland, OR is an MD of Integrative Pediatrics. They even have their own selective/delayed vaccine schedule available, but there is no pressure to vaccinate if one doesn’t wish. The vaccine schedule for those who wish to vaccinate is on their website here:

http://www.integrativepediatricsonline.com or
http://www.integrativepediatricsonline.com/images/Forms/Vaccinations%20at%20Integrative%20Pediatrics.pdf

5) Corvallis, Oregon: Our family doctor was Dr. Margaret Carr with Samaritan Family medicine… and she was so awesome and chill. We saw her for years with no pressure to vaccinate. She might just ask about your choice to not vax, but she doesn’t have that controlling doctor, God complex that we just encountered with a pediatrician in our new city.

2) Memphis: All Better Pediatrics. 1102 Brookfield Road, Suite 200 Memphis, TN 38119
Phone: 901-761-1880 Fax: 901-683-2048 They do vaccinate, but will work with the Parent on a delayed/selective vaccine schedule that suits your needs and your childs needs. You can check out their website at www.allbetterpediatrics.com, or call the office for more information at 901-761-1880. Dr. Folz and Dr. Welch are wonderful, they even have a Breastfeeding Specialist Dr. Ware who helps with specialized breastfeeding problems. It’s a great office where you’re more than a chart. My daughter just loves it! p.s. from Liora, the compiler of this document: as a clue, their website uses an image from Dr. Mayer Eisenstein’s vaccine choice book here http://www.amazon.com/Informed-Vaccine-Decision-Health-Child/dp/1881217361 perhaps a hint that they are truly open minded!

3) Memphis: Laurelwood Pediatrics in Memphis. We see Dr. Chris Hansen, he is wonderful! They do vaccinate, but he never even batted an eye at our decision not to. He just said “I am comfortable with our vaccination schedule, but I see lots of patients who chose not to and I am ok with that too.” I haven’t seen any of the other doctors in the practice, but I have heard they are ok with non vaccinating as well. Here is their website. http://www.laurelwoodpediatrics.com/index.php

Dr. Injac – “no longer accepts patients who don’t vax on schedule. I think Texas Childrens put the screws to him.(Also never, ever take your child to the ER at Texas Childrens if you don’t vax on schedule, they have people from CPS there just waiting to cause trouble for families who decline.)” http://www.texaschildrenspediatrics.org/Pediatric-Medical-Group/

A neighbor of mine that is non-vax gave me this list (might not be totally up to date)

Dr Farrior and Dr. Harper of Humble Pediatrics in Atascocita though they “inform” and try to persuade vax they accept non vaxing.

Dr. Hogan with the TX Children’s Group.

Section 2: TYLER TX area: Dr. Kathleen Moore of Appletree Pediatrics 903.592.1890 I haven’t been in with our kids to see her yet. But, from what my midwife says, several of her clients use her because she is ok with them not vaccinating.

2. Rene McCarty at the Lifetime Health Center is in Family Practice. She has been our doctor for the last 2 1/2 years . ok with me not vaccinating. flat office visit fee of $50. We didn’t have insurance until recently-very affordable to go see her when one of the kids got sick. Her info is: 4290 Kinsey, Ste 200 Tyler, TX 75703 903-534-0773 website: http://www.lifetimehealthcenter.com/index.htm

c. Nacogdoches Dr Aaron Polk is a family dr who doesn’t do vaxing (even if you want it, he sends you somewhere else)!

d. Dr. Brent Wadle DO http://www.tmfhs.org/TMFOpenbody.cfm?xyzpdqabc=0&id;=738&action;=detail&ref;=893 We took the boys to their first appt with Dr Wadle this morning and we love him! His nurse and staff are fabulous too. No issues with no vaxes, no circ, extended bfeeding or cloth diapers!

SAN ANTONIO AREA: …We have 2 doctors I know of. 1) Practical Approach Pediatrics and Pediatric Dentistry with Dr Adetona. He also didn’t try to retract. 2) in Selma, Dr. Gloria Wright (Family Pracitce, DO). Not vax friendly (just didn’t push us/ told me to not leave the country without revisiting the issue); intact and Breastfeeding friendly. We see her an I love her so far.

AUSTIN, TX:
Dr. Natalie Rusk on Anderson Mill Drive. We have had her since day one 7 years ago and can not speak highly enough about her. Have sent many friends to her and they all love her, too. She’s great with slow or no vax and with uncirc. No problems at all, no trying to talk you into vaxing. No retracting. Harvard grad and on the ball when it comes to anything that should arise. She’s super friendly and isn’t rushed. Answers all your questions. Also pretty conservative with treatment. No rush to antibiotics or any meds. Very natural or wait and see approach but she won’t hesitate to prescribe or send to a specialist if she really feels the need to.

3) near richmond, VA: Caldwell Pediatrics (near colonial heights). She is great and all the nurses are on the same page as her. We love her, my son loves going there because he always gets a new book from their office!

WASHINGTON
1) Seattle: homeopathic physician Tracy McDaniel. Doesn’t turn away parents who choose not to vaccinate. Also offers preservative free versions of vaccines to parents who want to vaccinate their children. She never pressures us to vaccinate our 5 month old son & best of all respects our decision. http://www.oneskywellness.com/practitioners-tracy.html

6) Delavan, WI: Dr. Hicks in Delavan, WI is an M.D. and very good re: vaccines, and knowledgeable about when a medical exemption is possible.

7) Thiensville, WI (just outside of Milwaukee). I see Dr. Gary Lewis. He is a family doctor who is very supportive of non-vaxing or an alternative schedule He also performs medical acupuncture and is generally awesome.

Wow! This is a GREAT RESOURCE and I am thankful to lioralourie at the BabyCenter Community for putting this together.

Here is a streamlined resource for ALL the Vax friendly doctors we have so far.

First, PLEASE CONSULT THESE SIX ONLINE LISTS AT THE LINKS. MY BELOW LIST IS JUST A SUPPLEMENT TO ALREADY PUBLISHED INFO ON THE WEB. CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOUR LISTS FIRST, THEN CONSULT THE BELOW LISTS (there may be some overlap but not much) ALSO you can google search for Intact Friendly Doctor plus your city name. No Circumcision Dr’s are also often Anti Vax Friendly or open minded.

In addition, below, I have organized all ADDITIONAL poster comments from the previous sticky as additional info. I will continue to update this as new information is posted in the comments section.

Disclaimer: I cannot say if all the info is current or accurate. All medical decisions are patients & parents’ to make in conjunction with their physicians. I found the mama comments useful so I kept them in. I did not include one or two docs who seemed unfriendly. OK here it is: Great Job, mamas!

ALABAMA
1) Bay Minette: Dr. Jessica Hagemeier at North Baldwin Pediatrics. She didn’t push the vaccinations on us once she knew we didn’t vaccinate. She was very loving and considerate of our views.

3) Madison: “unfortunately, midwives cannot legally practice in our state. Naturopaths are hard to find also. However I looked online, and looks like there is a Linda Jarvis, MD who is a Naturopathic Dr in Madison. Try her and see if she might work”

ARKANSAS
1) Dr. Eugene Lu Arkansas Pediatric Clinic 500 S. University Avenue. Suite 200 Little Rock, AR 72205 501-664-4117 Note: will accept patients on an alternative vax schedule only. You can choose to delay vaccines up until 6-9 mos but if you’re not going to start vaccinating by then you’ll need to find a new dr!

6) Dr Rommie Fakhoury in Rancho cucamonga, CA for those of you in the Inland empire of SOCAL! He’s really good. Finally found a doc who wont question me! Such a relief! he’s a family doc though, not a ped.

7) Simi valley Dr. Mark Bruckner

8) Torrance, CA: Dr. Emily Beth Curran, MD, FAAP, Providence Medical Institute, 21311 Madrona Avenue, Suite 100-B, Torrance, CA 90503. 310-540-1334 Dr. Curran took over for Dr. Yanina Queen. She supports spacing and delaying vaccinations. She is helpful, responsive, attentive and thorough. It is so wonderful to find something you feel comfortable with and understands your needs without judging or being over conservative. I can’t say enough about her!

9) Santee, CA: Dr. Donald Adema, Adema Family Medicine. We LOVE him.

10) Glendale, CA Dr Yoshi. GP/Alternative (takes all ages). 3527 Ocean View Blvd, Glendale, CA 91208 I’m not sure he even has vaccines avaialable. PPOs ONLY. Alternative GP, does vitamin IVs. If I still had PPO, this is who I’d use!!

4) New Smyrna Beach (close to Daytona) , New Smyrna Beach Family Practice and the Dr. that sees children is Dr. Samano. Her whole family is seen there.

5) Orlando, FL 32822: Dr. Lyn Johnson D.O. Family Health Center East 7975 Lake Underhill Road #200 407-303-6830 UPDATE: has left practice around May 2012, and that healthcare facility now says at least that they “require” vaccination

6) Miami, FL Dr. Michael Geraldi
11248 Sw 137 Ave, Miami, 305-382-0020
He is an amazing pediatrician, and very crunchy. He does not push vax at all, asks if you’re doing them or not.
He’s also adopted 22 autistic and challenged children and fosters 22 more. Beautiful person.

(239) 772-3295. “I really liked the fact that she would talk to you about vaccines but not push them on you. What she would have you do is sign a waiver stating that you were refusing the vaccine(s) and leave it at that.”

MIAMI: Dr. Madell in Miami, FL. “Try him, he is a great doctor. We vaccinate, but I have seen both sides of the story and understand families that choose not to vax their kids.”

ILLINOIS
1) www.homefirst.com Dr. Mayer Eisenstein out of Rolling Meadows and Naperville (847) 329-2020
Chicago office may have closed, but they have Rolling Meadows, which is very close to Woodfield Mall. He is the author of this vaccine book
http://www.amazon.com/Informed-Vaccine-Decision-Health-Child/dp/1881217361
2) Dr. CHAD (updated!) Olson out of Naperville, IL 630-548-1100

3) Lockport, IL, Dr. Longi , Advanced Pediatrics

4) Aurora: Dr. Natalie Drummond out of the practice “Dreyer”

5) Oak Park, IL: Dr. Schauetter from the Green Medical Practice

INDIANA

1) Fort Wayne

SO FAR Dr Lynda Otto through Parkview hasn’t given us any trouble about not vaxing. She did make it known that she recommends vaccinating to the schedule, but when we refused, she dropped it and moved on.

2) Northern Indiana Dr. Holm’s office doesn’t care either way, I don’t think they offer vaccines there. I would see Jason Palmateer he’s a nurse practioner, he is amazing! That is in Plymouth, IN. In southern Indiana (bloomington) area I would assume most doctors don’t care either way. We see the Southern Peds. and its Dr. Newbie my son almost 2 has never been vaccinated and all we had to do was sign a paper, they don’t hassle us at all!

Board certified Family Physician with study in Homeopathy, Integrative and Functional Medicine (Prairie Village is the exact name where she is) .http://www.shawneemission.org/component/option,com_physiciandirectory/Itemid,249/func,viewphysician/physid,729/ and google for more affiliations. Family practitioner with holistic bent and ok with non/selective vaxing. Dr Douglas Brooks
Also does not take insurance concierge only
brooksfamilycare.com/

I have personally used all 4 above. Slaymaker is pretty mainstream. Greenwood is great and has a little alternative knowledge.

I love Dr Brooks and Dr Rowden.

Babycenter user JHawkev (contributor) also knows of of several other Docs in the city for Ks/Mo KC metro

2) WICHITA area:

Dr. Scott Rees Wichita Clinic – Northeast. 9211 E. 21st St. N. Wichita, KS 67208 (316) 609-4531 Dr. Rees is a family doctor, not a ped. He will split up vaccines, delay or not do them at all. He does give his opinion on vaccines (he is pro-vaccine) but completely respects our decision to not use them. I have also never had to sign anything at his office saying I choose to not vaccinate my children.

Dr. Mark Hilger, West Wichita Family Physicians. He is a family doc, not a ped. I know they do give vaccines at WWFP, but after telling him I was not going to vax my son, I haven’t heard another word about it from him or any nurses. He is a very caring, very knowledgable doctor and LISTENS well to what I know to be true about my kids. http://www.wwfppa.com

4) Dr. Dave Schindler 26179 Novi Rd Novi, MI 48375 (248) 912-1919 He does vaccinate but he does not force it, and something like 80% of his office either doesnt vaccinate or delayed/selective vaccinate. He also is very into hypnosis. He also has a cell phone number he provides that goes directly to him for afterhours. He also has two email address that he provides you so you can email him with any questions.

5) Port Huron/Marysville area: Dr. John D. Colombo, MD, Physican’s Healthcare Network, Marysville. He’s a family Dr. and totally respectful and understanding about our decision not to vaccinate. Hasn’t asked us if we want to vaccinate since the 1st visit 3 1/2 years ago! We absolutely love him! He’s also an intact friendly doc:)

MISSOURI

St. Louis: We use Dr. Amy Grawey at Integrated Family Health located at Progress West Healthcare Center. She is pro vax but ok with our decision. We have a few like minded friends who go to her as well. As a bonus, she is super passionate about breastfeeding, a tongue tie specialist, is also a lactation consultant (IBCLC) and was a sponsor of the BOLD birth plays locally. (also, see her videos at Youtube). http://www.facebook.com/integratedfamilyhealth

2) Auletta Maria MD 23 South Main Street # 25 Manville, NJ 08835-1801 (908)243-0088 I live in cetnral NJ and this is my family doctor-almost 90% of her patients are family with vaccine free children.

3) Pediatric Associates in Neptune NJ.

4) Dr. Fisch in Oradell NJ

5) South NJ area: Haddon Pediatric Group (Dr. Schlitt- not sure which one, there are three). Accept Non vaccinated babies and children without problem. They have offices in Mullica Hill and Haddon Heights. http://www.advocaredoctors.com

6) There is a really good doctor in Hillsborough NJ that accepts unvaccinated kids and respects being vaccine free her name is Dr Li Jiang and the clinic is Hills Pediatrics 908 725 0875 i bring my two kids there

7) Oradell -Dr rosen of the whope child center

8) Hackettstown, Warren County. Dr. Chi. When I told him I didn’t want my baby to have any vaccines he just said that the baby will like him better then and that I should breast feed for at least a year to build a strong immunity in baby. He also surprised me when he recommended I use organic coconut oil on my babies dry skin as opposed to prescribing something.

NEW MEXICO
Dr. Aaron B. Kaufman, DO Southwest Integrative Health Center 5310 Homestead Rd NE # 4 Albuquerque, NM 87110 (505) 872-0751 This is our son’s doctor. He is not a pediatrician, but a family doctor. He does see babies, though. He is not just vax-friendly, he is actually anti-vax himself. You can’t get vaccines at his practice at all. At our first appointment, he asked us if we knew that they don’t vax there and we responded “That’s why we’re here.” He said “Good” and made a note in our file. He’s also just a great doc for our lifestyle – very naturally inclined, “prescribes” homeopathics, etc.

2) Rochester, NY: 12 corners pediatrics. They recommend vaxing but do NOT push. And they are supportive no vax, delayed, single, etc. They are located on Elmwood Avenue and generally accept patients within a 25 mile radius.

3) SYRACUSE “We see Robert Steves and Karen Beckman at CNY Family Care. They recommend vaccinating, but they didn’t pressure me when I said no.”

4) Manlius: Dr. Anderson and Dr. Jackson in Manlius

5) Cayuga Family Medicine in Ithaca.

6) Dr Dibble in F’ville is okay with selective and some no vax from what I have heard.

7) Jason Buchanan in Fabius.

This last one comes from a list on the Syracuse Attachment Parenting yahoo group.

Dr. Lori Anderson is now accepting new patients at The Synergy Center in Manlius. From now until 7/17 you can call her office at 682-5080 and request to be put on her schedule at the Center. On or after 7/17 you can call the Center directly at 692-2037. Dr. Anderson’s first day of seeing patients at the Center will be 7/17.

2) The pediatrician we see supports the parents decision. They are located in Pennsburg, Montgomery County (near. Quakertown PA). The name of the practice is Personal Care Pediatrics and the doctor is Dvid Kennedy. The address is 925 Main St., Pennsberg, PA 18073. Telephone 215-541-1333.

3) SEVEN FIELDS, PA: Dr Howard K Scott and Associates, 100 Northpointe Circle, Seven Fields, PA 16046-7851, (724) 772-0777 They are pro vaccine but support parents choices to delay or not vax. We do not vax. They provide excellent care.

2) Memphis: All Better Pediatrics. 1102 Brookfield Road, Suite 200 Memphis, TN 38119
Phone: 901-761-1880 Fax: 901-683-2048 They do vaccinate, but will work with the Parent on a delayed/selective vaccine schedule that suits your needs and your childs needs. You can check out their website at www.allbetterpediatrics.com, or call the office for more information at 901-761-1880. Dr. Folz and Dr. Welch are wonderful, they even have a Breastfeeding Specialist Dr. Ware who helps with specialized breastfeeding problems. It’s a great office where you’re more than a chart, you’re part of the family. My daughter just loves it! p.s. from Liora, the compiler of this document: their website uses an image from Dr. Mayer Eisenstein’s vaccine book here http://www.amazon.com/Informed-Vaccine-Decision-Health-Child/dp/1881217361 perhaps a hint that they are truly open minded!

3) Memphis: Laurelwood Pediatrics in Memphis. We see Dr. Chris Hansen, he is wonderful! They do vaccinate, but he never even batted an eye at our decision not to. He just said “I am comfortable with our vaccination schedule, but I see lots of patients who chose not to and I am ok with that too.” I haven’t seen any of the other doctors in the practice, but I have heard they are ok with non vaccinating as well. Here is their website. http://www.laurelwoodpediatrics.com/index.php

Dr Farrior and Dr. Harper of Humble Pediatrics in Atascocita though they “inform” and try to persuade vax they accept non vaxing.

Dr. Hogan with the TX Children’s Group.

1) TYLER TX area- all:

a. Dr. Kathleen Moore
Appletree Pediatrics
903.592.1890 I haven’t been in with our kids to see her yet. But, from what my midwife says, several of her clients use her because she is ok with them not vaccinating.

b. Rene McCarty at the Lifetime Health Center is in Family Practice. She has been our doctor for the last 2 1/2 years because she was ok with me not vaccinating and she has a flat office visit fee of $50. We didn’t have insurance until recently and so it was very affordable to go see her when one of the kids got sick. Her info is:
4290 Kinsey, Ste 200
Tyler, TX 75703
903-534-0773 website: http://www.lifetimehealthcenter.com/index.htm

c. Nacogdoches Dr Aaron Polk is a family dr who doesn’t do vaxing (even if you want it, he sends you somewhere else)!

3) near richmond, VA: Caldwell Pediatrics (near colonial heights). She is great and all the nurses are on the same page as her. We love her, my son loves going there because he always gets a new book from their office!

WASHINGTON
Seattle: homeopathic physician Tracy McDaniel. Doesn’t turn away parents who choose not to vaccinate. Also offers preservative free versions of vaccines to parents who want to vaccinate their children. She never pressures us to vaccinate our 5 month old son & best of all respects our decision. http://www.oneskywellness.com/practitioners-tracy.html

WISCONSIN:
1) Delafield, WI:
Mark Kamsler MD, Delafield Pediatrics SC, 2574 Sun Valley Dr Ste 201, Delafield WI 53018, 262-646-2282. He accepts your choice to not vaccinate and offers holistic alternatives. However, I just received a letter this month (end of 2010) that he is giving up his medical office in order to reach a larger number of people with his holistic methods and his company, True Botanica Company. Lake Country Pediatrics has recently begun the transition fo assume the primary care activities at his office. According to the letter from Lake Country Pediatrics attached to Dr. Kamsler’s letter, Lake Country respects “every family’s right to make the best decision for their children.” You can contact Lake Country at the address/number listed for Dr. Kamsler in Delafield.

6) Delavan, WI: Dr. Hicks in Delavan, WI is an M.D. and very good re: vaccines, and knowledgeable about when a medical exemption is possible.

7) Thiensville, WI (just outside of Milwaukee). I see Dr. Gary Lewis. He is a family doctor who is very supportive of non-vaxing or an alternative schedule. He also performs medical acupuncture and is generally awesome. 🙂